Working Paper

Parental migration and child development in China

author(s) Lee, L.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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  • Eastern Asia
  • Asia
  • World
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University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Abstract

In recent years China has witnessed a massive wave of rural-to-urban migration, which frequently results in family separations. This study uses panel data from a longitudinal study of rural children inwestern China to analyze the impact of migration by fathers on the development of children left behind in rural villages

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